Apr 05, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) --
Below are the three companies in the Diversified Metals & Mining industry with the highest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Southern Copper ranks highest with a an operating margin of 54.0%. Following is Molycorp with a an operating margin of 29.8%. Capstone Mining ranks third highest with a an operating margin of 23.0%.
Walter Energy follows with a an operating margin of 19.5%, and Titanium Metals rounds out the top five with a an operating margin of 17.2%.
SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of Titanium Metals on February 14th, 2012 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $14.83. Since that call, shares of Titanium Metals have fallen 11.4%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time.
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